Originally Posted by
shane123
Hi all,
I have recently been offered a pilot spot with a Reserve unit and I am hoping that I can be off to OTS in the October to January timeframe; from what I have been told.
With that being said....
My question is, as a part time pilot in a Reserve unit, would it be feasible to plan on going to grad school? I am looking at a medical graduate level school that requires full time study for 27 months year round, and requires an agreement from students that students "should not" work more than 12 hours a week due to school committments. I would want to be fair to the unit and my studies, but obviously the unit would come first.
I know things differ from unit to unit and that I will just have to wait and see when the time comes, but I was hoping to get some opinions about whether or not this would be something remotely possible, or if I should just step away from the crack pipe.
Also, does anybody know if the Reserve has any sort of tuition assistance for officers?
Thanks
At first brush, it seems like it would be tough to go to school full time for 27 months while you're trying to start flying with your new reserve unit (all while staying under 12 hours/week w/ the reserves).
A couple of follow on questions:
What kind of aircraft does the reserve unit fly?
Will your reserve unit deploy while you're in school?
Can you take a break from school if you deploy?
Can you live on part time reserve wages while you attend school?
I don't know that much about GI bill stuff or tuition assistance but it appears that reservists that are activated for a deployment can have access to tuition programs. Here's a link to check out. A quick google of what's out there should give you more info than I have.
http://www.military.com/NewContent/0...010405,00.html